Christmas-tree ornament and candle-holder



(No Model.)

H. SOHLUETER -& O. KUCH. GHRISTMAS TREE ORNAMENT AND CANDLE HOLDER.

No. 414.871. Patented Now 12,1889.

WITIVEVSSES: lA/VE/VTORS BY 9 I v/ A n/MW UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HEINRICH SOHLUETER AND OTTO KUCH, OF STAPLETQN, NEIV YORK;

CHRISTMAS-TREE ORNAMENT AND CANDLE-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 414,871, dated November12, 1889.

- Application filed January 8, 1889- Serial No. 295,731. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it kn own that we, HEINRICH SOHLUIgTna and OTTO KUCH, of Stapleton,in the county of Richmond and State of New York, citizens ofthe UnitedStates, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Candle-Ilolders, of which the following is a specificaour invention is toprovide a new andiinproved combined candle-holder which is simple inconstruction and which can be heldfirmly on any branch or twig, eitherstraight, curved, or inclined up or down, and which holder at all timesholds the candle in the vertical position.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of parts anddetails, as will be fully described hereinafter, and then pointed out inthe claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinalsectional view of our improved combined Christmas-tree ornament andcandle-holder on the line a as, Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is aside view of thesame. Fig. 3 is ahorizontal sectional view of the same on the line y y,Fig. 2.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Our improved holder is composed of two plates A and B, of any desiredshape, the same preferably being made in the shape of leaves or flowers,which plates are each provided with two hinge-lugs 0, through which apivot D is passed for pivoting the two plates together. A spiral springE surrounds said pivot, one end E of said spring resting against theinner surface of the upper part of one plate A and the other end E beingcarried upward and resting on the inner surface of the upper part of theother plate B. Said part E is bent to form a projection F, extendingbeyond the side edge of that plate B against which the part E rests, andadjacent to said projection the wire is bent to form a semicircular orsegmental clamp G; The end parts of-the wire forming the spiral spring Ebear against the inner surfaces of the upper parts of the plates A B,press the upper parts of said plates from each other, thereby pressingthe lower ends of the plates against the twig or branch 0 between them.The combined. ornament and holder is thus held securely on the twig orbranch. By means of the projection F the loop G is pressed from theinner surface of that plate B against which it rests, and the lower endof the candle N is inserted between the inner surface of said plate andthe clamp G, the plates having interior pockets M for receiving thelower end of .the candle. Said clamp is pressed against the candle, andin turn presses the candle against the inner surface of said plate orpocket therein, whereby said candle is held securely. The same springthus serves for holding the holder on the twig or branch, and also holdsthe candle in the holder.

The dotted lines in Fig. 1 represent the different positions of thetwigs or branches in relation to the holderthat is, whether the branchesare straight or inclined up or down, the holder can always be heldvertically on the same.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent 1. A candle-holder composed ofv two plateshinged to each other, a spring which serves to clamp the holder on anobject, one end of the spring forming a candle-clamp, which clamp ispressed by the spring against the inner surface of one of the plates,substantially as set forth.

2. In a candle-holder, the combination, with two plates pivoted to eachother, of-a spiral spring surrounding thepivot, the ends of said springbearing-against the plates and pressing the lower ends of the platestoward each other, one end of said spring being bent to form aprojection extending beyond the side edge of one plate and having aloop-shaped clamping end, which is pressed against the inner surface ofone of said plates and serves 9

